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Offline Niches
Looking for a profitable offline niche? We've got dozens of profiles of profitable offline businesses and the marketing stories behind their incredible success. Free information about the best niches for a homebusiness, part time niches and weekend businesses you can start right now.
OralFix.Com Success Story
Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Mon, 2007-11-19 10:53.
Posted in: Offline Niches
Eric Royal Lybeck, a former smoker, once told his friend and 13-year band mate, Henry Rich, 27, that he was going on a smoke break to feed his "oral fixation." Rich thought it was an excellent name for a mint company--and Oral Fixation was born in 2003. While still playing in their band, Rich and Royal, the pair researched mint production and decided to sell high-end mints in fashionable tins to upscale outlets like The Ritz Carlton, W Hotels, specialty food stores and coffeehouses, as well as online at oralfix.com.
How a Louisiana Family Built the Tabasco Empire
Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Tue, 2007-11-06 10:43.
Posted in: Offline Niches
In these days of Blair's Death Sauce, Bayou Butt Burner, and Da Bomb, Tabasco sauce, that granddaddy of piquant condiments, has come to seem rather tame.
Herb Andler - Founder Of Buggy.Com
Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Wed, 2007-10-31 10:26.
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(FSB Magazine) -- My first attempt to build a business was raising Morgan horses, a breed with its own circuit of equestrian shows. That was when I was still working at General Motors, overseeing an assembly line that upholstered cars. The job was miserable, but I kept it because selling horses never made me any money.
Angel Groups Spread Their Wings Beyond Tech
Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Tue, 2007-10-30 11:31.
Posted in: Offline Niches
In 1998, when Paul Conforti and business partner Kim Moore started Finale Dessert Co., an upscale dessert restaurant chain in Boston, no angel investor groups had the appetite to fund it.
"We were not even remotely appealing to organized angel groups, because they were all funding tech and Internet firms," Mr. Conforti says.
Submarina - How a chain of California sandwich shops reinvented itself for the national market.
Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Thu, 2007-10-25 10:21.
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How can you tell when your retail chain needs a face-lift? One clue: Prospective investors refuse to cough up expansion capital because they hate the way your stores look.
Marketocracy.com - The Crowdsourcing Of Investing
Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Tue, 2007-10-23 10:14.
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ZPizza - Boring Franchise, Cool Money
Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Thu, 2007-10-04 11:40.
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The concept of gourmet pizza was what initially attracted Julie Kossak and Mark Weeter to ZPizza, but the first bite sealed the deal. "It's organic, it's healthy, it's fresh," says Kossak. "It's not New York pizza or Chicago pizza--it's truly a California freshness style. And that suited us." With gourmet menu items and flavor combinations indicative of dishes from places like Mexico and Morocco, this was one pizza restaurant that broke the mold for the husband-and-wife team.
New Niche - Helping Seniors Relocate
Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Mon, 2007-09-24 11:40.
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Seniors are among those most likely to move, as they downsize or head off to sunny retirement digs. Yet moves can be especially hard on them, with heavy lifting and countless details to deal with, from emptying an attic to reconnecting an entertainment system. Adrienne Simpson, founder of Smooth Mooove, has staked her claim in what could become an attractive new industry.
Seven Markets That Can Make You A Millionaire
Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Thu, 2007-09-20 11:44.
Posted in: Offline Niches
Making a million is a milestone--the defining moment of success for many entrepreneurs and an attainable goal for those tapped into today's hottest trends. Entrepreneurs are keeping their fingers on the pulse of what's hot in today's marketplace. They are the trendsetters, the pioneers, the ones to watch as they lead the pack, followed closely by franchisors poised to capitalize on winning ideas and spread concepts nationwide.
How To Make Money Catering To Former Professional Athletes
Submitted by Dmitri Davydov on Mon, 2007-08-27 08:51.
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